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September 2011 for a week in elk hunting camp in northeast Nevada. The tent is 30 years old and in perfect condition.
They can't be stored wet or even a little bit damp.
A clean canvas tent that is aired out once in awhile has a faint, pleasant odor of woodsmoke and memories of a lifetime.
The woodstove makes it magic, and the canvas holds the heat much better than lighter nylon.
Nylon tents are for fooling around. Canvas tents are for living in.
I used to have an 18 foot canvas tipi, that was old when I got it and rotted out. It made for the best winter parties. Everyone loved that thing. We used to watch the moonrise thru the east facing smoke hole. It had a liner in it which made it much warmer with the fire going. The fire light reflected off the canvas so that no other lights were necessary. People still talk about the party in freezing fog with 2 feet of snow and a high of 28 degrees. The tipi was toasty and we fit nearly 30 people in it.
Yes, I've got an old 10 x14 canvas wall tent with 5 ft walls. It's been taken care of and doesn't stink.
I wish I could say the same. My folks had one from my childhood. Last time I was at their place I pulled it out because I thought it would be fun for my nieces and nephews to play in for the week they were there. That thing was rotten and there was no saving it. I'm not ashamed to admit I actually shed a tear or two when I realized we'd have to toss it. That old tent had served our family well for a lot of years.
Come to think of it, the last time was when my dad and I went camping back when I was a kid. Never really thought about getting a canvass one for myself. Looks like I got another thing up on my list to add.
Wow, it was such a long time ago. My uncle had some old military tent of his. It was huge dome tent and the only thing I can remember is how heavy it was and how much time it took him to assemble.
I last camped in my canvas tent this past summer. My sister brought my neice and another little girl up to camp with me for a couple of nights and I let them stay in the big tent. Someone sprayed a lot of perfume inside and it smelled good afterwards. I make sure that it is dry before putting it away.
"Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away." Anonymous
"One of the penalties of not participating in politics is that you will be governed by your inferiors." Plato
It was probably 1965. Our scoutmaster had managed to acquire from the local National Guard a dozen-or-so pairs of Army shelter halves. The mere memory of buttoning those d----- things together in a rainstorm or 20-below weather and then spending the night crowded inside them makes me ever so grateful for my new Big House 6 from Big Agnes.
I think the last time I was in one was in a platform tent at a campground that my church group rented for a retreat. This was maybe 5 years ago. For regular camping, I can't even remember the last time.
When was the last time you slept in a canvass tent? 
That old tent had served our family well for a lot of years. 
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